HCAD 222- Exam #1 question n answers 2023/2024 latest update

HCAD 222- Exam #1Normal Aging: Vision - correct answers Vision problems (loss & cataracts) begin mid-life and stabilize at 70-80. To Compensate: - Increase illumination -Reduce Glare -Use large, clear visual images -Increase contrast Normal Aging: Hearing - correct answers Begins mid-life, mild 60-70. Reduced ability to hear low intensity and high-frequency sounds. To improve communication: -Lower your pitch and speak slowly -Rephrase sentence -Avoid background noise -Face to Face (lip reading) Normal Aging: Mobility - correct answers Common threats: Arthritis, stroke, pulmonary disease How to cope with impairments: Identify alternate or adaptive ways of accomplishing ADLs Life Span - correct answers Maximum time for how long that species can survive Life Course - correct answers The "Dash". Different phases, relationships, other life events Rites of Passage - correct answers Milestones. Ex: Jobs, Driving, Marriage, Children, Widowed, House Young-Old - correct answers Ages 65-74 Old-Old - correct answers Ages 75-85 Oldest-Old - correct answers Ages 85+ Modernization Theory - correct answers Elderly lose status in society as they can not keep up with all of the changes Disengagement Theory - correct answers Pulling away from society with age. Mainly pulling back in terms of headspace. Contemplative role Activity Theory - correct answers Increased activity levels can lead to increased satisfaction. Can be difficult with impairments and isolation Continuity Theory - correct answers Interests will continue to stay the same with age. Unlikely, but not impossible, to pick up new hobbies Influences on Life Course - correct answers Social institutions and policies -Order and predictability or dependence on the system - Time - "Successful aging" Senior Demographic - correct answers -Currently, 13% of population is 65+, projected to increase to 20% by 2030 -10,000 people turn 65 each day (until 2030)